U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

 Fact Sheet cops.usdoj.gov

2024 Law Enforcement Mental Health 

and Wellness Act Program

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) funds are used to improve the delivery of and access 

to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement through the implementation of peer support, training, family 

resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs. The 2024 LEMHWA program will fund 

projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies, increase the skills and 

abilities of law enforcement, and increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, and other promising practices for wellness programs.

February 2024

WHEN: Deadline for first part of application 

in Grants.gov is April 24, 2024, at 

4:59 p.m. ET. Deadline for completed 

application in JustGrants is April 30, 

2024, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Start EARLY. The process takes 

more than one day.

WHERE: 1. Register online with www.sam.gov

to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier 

(UEI) and www.grants.gov to 

complete the Grants.gov application package.

2. Complete the application 

in the JustGrants Justice 

Grants System.

HOW: Online only. No hard copies sent 

by U.S. Mail or electronic copies 

sent via email.

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims 

and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and 

builds trust between law enforcement and the community. 

COPS Office Law Enforcement 

Mental Health and Wellness Act Program

The LEMHWA program has one open solicitation 

this year:

	Implementation Projects

Please see the Funding Provisions section on page 2 for 

an overview description of the solicitation. All awards 

are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and 

any modifications or additional requirements that may 

be imposed by law.
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2024 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program

Funding Provisions

Provisions include the following:

	The LEMHWA Implementation Projects solicitation 

aims to support law enforcement agencies seeking to 

implement new or enhance existing programs that offer 

training and/or services for officer mental health, peer 

mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction, and 

police officer family services. Proposed projects may serve 

one agency, a consortium of agencies, or personnel from 

agencies located within a county or state. This solicitation 

is open to local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority for their jurisdiction.

Proposals should be responsive to the solicitation and identify specific program goals that will be directly accomplished 

if awarded LEMHWA funding. Detailed descriptions of 

eligibility and additional information are available in the 

solicitation guide.

There is up to $9.8 million in funding available through the 

LEMHWA Implementation Projects solicitation. Awards 

made under this solicitation are two years (24 months) in 

length. There is no local match.

How to Apply

Applicants are first required to register online with 

www.sam.gov to obtain their Unique Entity Identifier and 

www.grants.gov to complete the Grants.gov application 

package. Deadline to complete this step is April 24, 2024.

After submitting the Grants.gov application, applicants will 

receive an email with instructions on completing the second 

part of the LEMHWA application through JustGrants.

Complete application packages for the FY 2024 LEMHWA 

solicitation are due by April 30, 2024, at 4:59 p.m. ET. 

Before submitting your application, please review the 

LEMHWA Solicitation Guide. Applications in hard or electronic format sent via email or U.S. Mail will not be accepted.

Please note: the COPS Office requires two authorized representatives (Law Enforcement Executive/Program Official 

and Government Executive/Financial Official) for its grant 

applications. Confirm your two authorized representatives 

complete the steps to create their accounts. If they do not, the 

delay may prevent timely submission of your application.

Contact the COPS Office

For more information about COPS Office programs and resources, please call the COPS Office 

Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the 

COPS Office website at https://cops.usdoj.gov.

February 2024